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News / Online
Airbnb leads $60M investment in attraction bookings brand Tiqets
By Kevin May | October 29, 2019
Created in 2014, CEO and co-founder Luuc Elzinga has led the company through a number of investments, including a $23 million Series B almost 12 months ago to the day.... Read More
MiStay gets new funding from ah! Ventures
News / Online
Hourly hotel booking company MiStay lands funding from Ah! Ventures
By Steven Lerner | October 29, 2019
Ah! Ventures, along with entrepreneur Sumit Nagpal, lead a new undisclosed funding round for MiStay.... Read More
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News / Distribution
Flybook opens up tours and activities distribution via Rezdy partnership
By Linda Fox | October 28, 2019
The partnership enables tours and experiences providers using Flybook to distribute their products through thousands of online and offline agents.... Read More
In the green room at Phocuswright with... Johannes Reck
Interview / Distribution
In the green room at Phocuswright with... Johannes Reck
By PhocusWire | October 28, 2019
In a series of interviews with executives participating at the event in Florida in November, PhocusWire finds out what makes them tick... Step forward Johannes Reck of GetYourGuide.... Read More
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Interview / Distribution
In The Big Chair - Amit Saberwal of RedDoorz
By Linda Fox | October 28, 2019
RedDoorz was founded five years ago and has raised $115 million in 2019. Expansion to new markets is part of the strategy, as is technology development.... Read More
Duffel online distribution platform
News / Distribution
Duffel raises additional $30M to launch new distribution platform
By Steven Lerner | October 28, 2019
Index Ventures led the round, with previous investors Benchmark and Blossom participating, resulting in a total of $56 million raised by the U.K.-based company.... Read More
sounding off disruption
Interview / Technology
Sounding Off: In travel, better doesn't always equal disruptive
By PhocusWire | October 25, 2019
"Better" is different to what has come before. It builds on previous developments or goes in a different direction, but has it really turned things on their head, is it groundbreaking?... Read More
The Phocuswright Conference 2019 preview - Activities become just part of the bigger jigsaw
News / Online
The Phocuswright Conference 2019 preview - Activities become just part of the bigger jigsaw
By PhocusWire | October 25, 2019
Tours and activities operates from a position of acceptability from the wider industry - it is part of the mainstream and no longer the outlier.... Read More
In the green room at Phocuswright with... Jeff Glueck
Interview / Technology
In the green room at Phocuswright with... Jeff Glueck
By PhocusWire | October 25, 2019
Jeff Glueck has been CEO of Foursquare since 2016, developing it into a leading location technology platform used by brands such as Uber, Snapchat, Samsung and Twitter. ... Read More
Booking Holdings invests in corporate travel tech provider Serko
News / Technology
Booking Holdings invests in corporate travel tech provider Serko
By Steven Lerner | October 25, 2019
Booking Holdings is investing NZ$17.5 million ($16.4 million) in New Zealand-based travel and expense technology company Serko.... Read More
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News / Distribution
Why Klook is using offline events to target Southeast Asia’s mobile-first travelers
By Mitra Sorrells | October 25, 2019
Klook is hosting offline travel festivals to attract new customers to its digital platform.... Read More
WEBINAR REPLAY! Get ready for 5G to transform travel and hospitality
News / Technology
WEBINAR REPLAY! Get ready for 5G to transform travel and hospitality
By PhocusWire | October 24, 2019
Soon, 5G will be here. And it will offer a blazing-fast wireless connection that moves data between your customers and data systems in near-real time.... Read More
STARTUP STAGE:  Wheel the World wants to make travel more accessible
Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: Wheel the World wants to make travel more accessible
By Linda Fox | October 24, 2019
As part of its bid to open up travel in more destinations, the company carries out accessibility assessments and scores of travel partners and suppliers.... Read More
The search for genuine "disruption" in the travel industry
Opinion / Startups
The search for genuine "disruption" in the travel industry
By Peter Matthews - Nucleus | October 24, 2019
Now traditional business models have been turned on their heads by the likes of Uber, Airbnb, Amazon and Google there is a tendency for many brands to believe they need to roll up their sleeves and face travel tech in battle. This is not true.... Read More
How I Got Here, episode 10 - Robert Albert of Routehappy
Interview / Distribution
How I Got Here, episode 10 - Robert Albert of Routehappy
By Kevin May | October 24, 2019
We've hit double figures for the HIGH podcast. Joining hosts David Litwak of Mozio and PhocusWire's Kevin May is Robert Albert, CEO of Routehappy. ... Read More